Prostitution is claiming increased numbers of juveniles
There are between 100,000 and 300,000 child prostitutes in the United States, and the number may be growing, activists, juvenile justice and law enforcement officials fear. Reasons for the increase vary: from laws that don�t do enough to punish pimps, to more children feeling alienated at home or suffering in dysfunctional families who run away and have increased problems with drug addiction.


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Black Caucus rips U.S. for threat to boycott racism conference
WASHINGTON�The Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) has formed a task force to educate the American public about the importance of the upcoming UN World Conference Against Racism. However, talks of a threatened U.S. boycott of the summit have alarmed governments worldwide, particularly since the alleged U.S. objection concerns talks regarding reparations for Africans and U.S. descendants of Africa brought into slavery. more

AIDS, the African Union and Powell's African tour
The significance of the maiden African tour by U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell, who is threading America�s familiar African route through Mali, South Africa, Kenya and Uganda, may lie more in its symbolism than pushing Washington�s interest in Africa any further than where the Clinton administration left off. more



An epidemic's invisible victims
Black, Latino women unseen as AIDS casualties
(WOMENSENEWS)�The AIDS crisis is rapidly deepening for women and particularly for women of color, despite the overall decline in new reported cases of AIDS in the United States, according to a comprehensive new report. more


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An Appropriate Welcome for Powell
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Annan, Gambari Laud Leaders on African Union
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Sudan's Beshir charges rebels seek to set up separate oil state -Khartoum, AFP/Sudan.net


Palestinians die, Israeli justice is slow
 JERUSALEM (IPS)�When it comes to investigating soldiers for suspected weapons misuse against Palestinians, the wheels of Israeli military justice grind slowly, if at all. In February, army deputy chief-of-staff Moshe Yaalon said an investigation had been launched into the fatal shooting of Fatima Abu Jish, 22, a medical secretary at the Specialized Arab Hospital in Rafidya, near Nablus.

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